FOXTON BOROUGH.
CONSTITUTED 1888 POPULATION 1,700 AREA OP BOROUGH 1,271 acres. RATEABLE VALUE (unimproved) £97,841. RECREATION RESERVES.—Easton Park, 5 acres; Victor'a Park, 10 acres; Racecourse, Bowling Green, lhakara Gardens. LlGHTlNG.—Electricity. Fifty street lamps, costing £3 17s Od per lamp per annum, all night service. MUNICIPAL GASWORKS.—Manager: Mr. W. S. Heyes. TELEPHONE. —Continuous Service. WATER SUPPLY—Artesian (per bores). 1\ miles of water mains. Average pressure 501 b per square inch. DRAINAGE. —Up-to-date system to all parts of the borough, 7 miles of sewers. FIRE PREVENTION—Station, hydrants, hose and engine. PUBLIC LIBRARY.—About 1000 books. Borrowing terms, 2/6 per quarter. TOWN HALL. —Seating accomodation 950 persons. Biograph plant installed, pictures shown three times weekly. BOROUGH COUNCIL—Mayor: Mr ' M. E. Perreau; council: Crs. M. H. Walker, S. Rand, E. Parkin, R. J. Thompson, F. Lucinsky, S. E. Cowlqy, R. Rangiheuea, J. Ross and C. Spring. Town Clerk. —Mr. Wm. Trueman. Waterwork’s Foreman. —Mr. Wm. Neville. BEAUTIFYING SOClETY.—President: Mr. M. E. Perreau. SILVER BAND.—Chairman: Mr. F. G. Yeo; conductor: Mr. W. S. Heyes. FIRE BRlGADE.—Superintendent: Mr. A. Stevenson; secretary: Mr. A. Walls.
PLUNKET SOClETY.—President: Mrs. F. Robinson. CHURCHES—St. Mary’s: Rev. Father McDermott; All Saints: Rev. W. Tl. Walton; Methodist. Rev. Edmondson; Presbyterian: Rev. W. H. Nicholas; Salvation Army. SCHOOL COMMITTEE.—Chairman: Mr. J. K. Hornblow; secretary : Mr. R, Rangiheuea. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.— President: Mr. D. Christie; secretary: Mr. W. H. Nicholas. LODGES. —Te Awahou (Masonic): secretary: Mr. J. Ross; Druids: secretary: Mr. E. Fuller; Oddfellows: secretary: Miss L. Thompson. MEDICAL.—Dr. E. M. Wyllie. OEATAVA REGISTERED MATERNITY HOME.—Robinson St, Nurse Powell. Telephone No. 28. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.—Manager: Mr. S. H. Poole. THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF AIJSTRA LI A, Ltd.—Manager: Mr. C. M. Hewett, Telephone No. 182. POSTMASTER.—Mr. J. Newton. STATIONMASTER. — Mr. Simmons. POLICE STATION.—Consta hies R. Owen and Bell. FOOTBALL CLUBS FOXTON President: Mr. 11. Hutchins; secretary: Mr. R. Hornblow. BOWLING CLUB—President: Mr. R. Bryant; secretary: Rev. W. H. Walton. CROQUET CLUB—President : Mrs. M. E. Pcrreau; secretary: Mrs. M. Barr. TENNIS CLUB. —President: Mr. R. McMurray; joint secretaries: Messrs C. Procter and N. Ross. H.\ RBOUR BOARD.—Chairman: J. Linklater Esq., M.P.,; secretary: Mr. R. Rangiheuea. Pilot: Captain C. Larsen. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.— President: Mr. J. K. Hornblow; secretary : .Mr. R. Hornblow. CYCLING CLUB—President: Mr. M. E. Perrcau; secretary : Mr. R. .Jardines. GOLF CLUB: President: Mr. M. B. Bcrgin; secretary: Mr. J. Chris- • tie. CRICKET CLUB.—President: Mr. A. E. Tongs; secretary: Mr. B. Hinds. SWIMMING CLUB.— President: Mr. H. Hutchins; Secretary: Mr D. R, Barron.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3830, 11 August 1928, Page 4
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